(*Note: The link to the page is showing a 404 error; however, this page WILLcome up when going to her blog "home" so I'm putting it on here for now.I'm sure that won't be the issue after a few days but perhaps just looking for her August 31 post "Fast Flying Geese + Sawtooth Star Tutorial" will get you there?)

Soon I had all 160 geese turned into 80 sets of two.

Tomorrow's goal is to turn them into blocks...andmaybe even start on the sashing?Flying right along, aren't I?

Originally, these didn't really appeal to me but I needed to use upscraps and I wanted to surprise my husband with a quilt for his birthday.It seemed like a manly enough pattern and besides, I kinda liked the name. Below is a from my quilt scrap book that I used to keep.(Why I ever stopped doing that I don't know because looking backthrough it is so fun! Maybe some day I'll catch back up on it butI don't know that I still have pictures of all of my quilts!)

I had laid it out on our bed only to take that picture but

not long after, since we both loved that quilt so much,

I made a bigger one that did fit!The geese were growing on me.

We kept this for a few years but I eventually passed it on

to my sister, who quilts also, and still has it today.

It was, and still is, the biggest quilt I've ever made.

Hearing Canadian geese flying over has always cheered andcomforted me; it's a sign that fall and cold weather is on it's way.

So I see it as only fitting that my first fall quilt bemade of "flying geese".If I keep at this pace, I should easily have this donebefore the first geese fly over.

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About Me

I love being a homemaker. Chickens, a large garden and an orchard feed the amateur chef in me along with my family; I also love quilting, challenging reading, and knitting. Our 2 daughters have flown the coop but our 2 teen sons keep us busy with their activities in school and sports. I thank God for this amazing, rewarding vocation and for my loving husband who supports me through it all. I strive to start each day with Mass, coffee, Bible and journal (in that order!) to keep it all in perspective.